Pioneer VSX-24TX Stereo System User Manual


 
17
SET UPPREPARATION
Displays & Controls
Display
All the display information is explained and/or referenced here.
DIGITAL
dB
PRO LOGIC
STEREO
DSP
MIDNIGHTLOUDNESSATTSIGNAL
SELECT
OVER
H.P
AC-3DTS
ANALOG
SP AB
L
C
R
LFE
LS S RS
DIGITAL
AC-3RF
MONO STEREO
AUTO
TUNED AMFM
TAPE 2
VOLUME
1
2
3
4
5
678
9
0
-
=
~
!@#
8 STEREO indicator
Lights when a STEREO mode is selected.
9 Radio Frequency/Function indicator
Displays the function or the frequency of the current
radio station.
0 Surround/dts mode indicators
DIGITAL : When the Surround/dts mode on the
receiver is on, this indicator lights to indicate
playback of a Dolby Digital signal. However,
PRO
LOGIC lights during 2 channel playback of Dolby
Digital.
PRO LOGIC : When the Surround/dts mode on
the receiver is on, this indicator lights during 2
channel playback. (Both B or A+B speaker systems
turn off automatically when headphones are plugged
in.)
DTS : Lights when DTS signals are input.
HOME THX CINEMA : Lights when the HOME THX
CINEMA mode is selected.
- MASTER VOLUME indication
Displays current level of master volume.
= TAPE 2 indicator
Lights when the TAPE 2 monitor is on.
~ Character display
Displays sound modes, general information, etc.
! Tuner indicators
MONO : Lights when the tuner is set to receive FM
broadcasts and when selected MPX mode.
STEREO : Lights when a FM stereo broadcast is
received in the auto stereo mode.
TUNED : Lights when a broadcast is received.
AM/FM : Light to indicate the current band (FM or
AM).
@ LFE indicator
LFE (Low Frequency Effects) indicator lights to
indicate that the program source contains an LFE
channel. The indicator under the LFE lights during
actual playback of the LFE signals (LFE signals are not
present in all parts of the soundtrack).
# Program Format indicator
When a Dolby Digital or DTS signal is input, he
following indicators light to show the channels being
played back.
L : Left front*
1
*
2
, C : Center*
1
, R : Right front*
1
*
2
,
LS : Left surround*
1
,S : Surround (mono)*
2
,
RS : Right surround*
1
*1: Indicates 5.1ch Dolby Digital or DTS playback.
*2: Indicates Dolby Pro Logic playback.
1 SIGNAL SELECT indicators
Light to indicate the type of input signal assigned for
the current component (see “Front Panel“, %,
SIGNAL SELECT).
ANALOG : Lights when an analog signal is selected.
DIGITAL : Lights when a digital audio signal is
selected (DVD/LD, CD, MD/TAPE1, TV/SAT, VCR 1,
VCR 2).
AC-3 RF : Lights when an AC-3 RF signal is selected
(DVD/LD, TV/SAT, VCR 1,VCR 2), VSX-27TX only.
AUTO : Lights when the receiver is set to select the
input signal automatically. (DVD/LD, CD, MD/TAPE 1,
TV/SAT, VCR 1,VCR 2) VSX-27TX only.
AC-3 : Lights when a source with Dolby Digital signals
is played.
DTS : Lights when a source with DTS audio signals is
played.
2 Speaker indicators
Light to indicate the current speaker system (see
“Front Panel“, £, SPEAKERS (A/B)).
SP # A : Lights when speaker system A is selected.
SP # B : Lights when speaker system B is selected.
SP # AB : Lights when speaker systems A & B are
both selected.
3 Analog level indicators
OVER : If “ANALOG” is selected in SIGNAL SELECT,
this indicator lights to show that an excessively
strong signal is being processed. When this occurs,
press INPUT ATT on the front panel to attenuate
(lower) the signal. Also, when “DIGITAL” is selected
in SIGNAL SELECT, this indicator lights to show that a
source containing an excessive amount of
information is being processed. If this occurs, see p.
38.
ATT : Lights when INPUT ATT is used to reduce the
level of the input signal (available in ANALOG mode
only).
4 LOUDNESS indicator (See p.42)
Lights when the LOUDNESS mode is on.
5 H.P (headphones)
Lights when headphones are connected to the
PHONES jack (speakers systems A and B both turn off
automatically).
6 MIDNIGHT indicator (See p.41)
Lights when the MIDNIGHT LISTENING mode is on.
7 DSP indicator (See p.37-38)
Light when a DSP or Advanced Theater mode is
selected.